While Grieg’s Peer Gynt is an orchestral standard, staging the work is a novel idea. This production, written and directed by Bill Barclay adapted from the play by Henrik Ibsen, will feature the St. Louis Symphony conducted by Stéphane Denève. Swedish soprano Camilla Tilling is a guest soloist for this May 3 performance, which promises to […]
The Madison Symphony closes its season May 9-11 with an all-Gershwin program under the baton of John DeMain. The Cuban Overture gets things off to an energetic start, followed by Philippe Bianconi as soloist in the Piano Concert in F major. Soprano Michelle Johnson and baritone Eric Greene will join the Madison Symphony Chorus in […]
On May 17-18, the Harrisburg Symphony will play the world premiere of a new work by Zev Malina, son of music director Stuart Malina. As the program’s name, “Malina Madness 2.0,” implies, this father-son team has collaborated before. The concert also includes Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue (with the conductor at the piano) and music from […]
Composer-in-residence Oswald Huỳnh’s third commission for the Illinois Philharmonic will receive its world premiere on May 17 in a program featuring Peter Richard Conte performing Poulenc’s Organ Concerto. Elgar’s Enigma Variations conclude the program, conducted by Stilian Kirov. https://ipomusic.org/2024-25-season/
The Indianapolis Symphony will present the world premiere of James Beckel’s Double Bass Concerto on May 30-31, with ISO Principal Bass Ju-Fang Liu as soloist. This program, conducted by David Danzmayr, also includes A Short Piece for Orchestra by Julia Perry and Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony. https://www.indianapolissymphony.org/event/tchaikovskys-5th-symphony/
